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Show V DdqdOLjD crystal lba.ll for JE . Have you noticed the recent change in the metal 'yM bases of your light bulbs? Formerly they were made of ' 504l 'SSalw brass, which contains about three fourths copper. Now, "'m because of the shortage of copper and its high price IllP during the past year, another metal is being substituted. . sBl 1 The changed light bulb is part of a trend to substi- '' ' llkflll llpft ue cneaPer metas and plastics for copper. It is spread- y. w i?5M ing to such heavy users of the "everlasting metal" as the H yjftv M Ifc 1 automotive, electrical and plumbing industries, even if Air "iip Nk.l though they prefer the qualities of copper. Jt Nlil w 1 t"s tren continues, Kennecott faces the loss of fdfl ' m1 ' " If important customers, which could ultimately reduce ' - 5' 1 copper production in Utah and so affect the state's lf JFy J Kennecott is attacking the supply problem on three SfMW a0'X Jf fronts. First, by striving for uninterrupted production 'WCm- 9 ' a exsn& mmes nulls and refineries. Second, by re- W search to develop methods of recovering more copper B5"' Ml 1 from low grade ore. And third, by an exploration pro- Xt "flffp gram to discover new mines. ill If the trend of substitution is reversed, it will mean ""ff'"-- JllK a rosier tint to Utah's future as seen through the light- j VP 1 bulb "crystal ball." JX"XtSa Kennecott Copper Corporation L " "A Good Neighbor Helping to Build a Better Utah" |